Knife assembly for a water gun

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EP 0 295 004 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.01.1990 Bulletin 1990/05

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	14.12.1988 Bulletin 1988/50

(21)	Application number: 88305026.2

(22)	Date of filing: 02.06.1988

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁴: B26D 1/00, B26D 3/18

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

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Priority:

08.06.1987 US 59859

(71)	Applicant: URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INC.
	Valparaiso Indiana 46383 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Cole, Eugene H. 150 East Valparaiso Indiana 46383 (US) Fischer, Robert R. Michigan City Indiana 46383 (US)

(74)	Representative: Davies, Christopher Robert et al
	Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

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(54)	Knife assembly for a water gun

(57) A knife assembly for a water gun for slicing agricultural products such as potatoes wherein each slot (55) in the blade portion (47) of each knife element (45) for engagement within a corresponding slot (53) in the base portion (49) of an adjacent knife is configured to diverge outwardly towards the cutting edge (59) so that bending of the cutting edge corner portions of the slot due to twisting of the adjacent knife during the cutting operation is prevented.

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